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Expiration Date: March 20, 2010


Beyond Bloomy's Broadway

Subtitle: 
A vision of the future of Manhattan
Author: 
Annie Karni
Media Outlet: 
New York Post
Date: 
February 28, 2010

Now that Mayor Bloomberg has permanently banned cars from Times Square -- transforming one of the world's busiest intersections into a pedestrian plaza -- city officials and transportation experts

Cyclists Rejoice Over MTA Plan

Author: 
Andrew Park
Media Outlet: 
Town and Village
Date: 
February 12, 2010

A pro-biking group said cyclists should be going agog over a city plan to revamp the M15 bus route that includes laying down miles of protected bikeways up and down the East Side.

Submitted by volunteer on February 16, 2010 - 15:31. categories [ ]

Speedy ‘Super-Bus’ Coming to Areas In Mid-Brooklyn

Subtitle: 
Bus Rapid Transit Plan To Boost Sluggish Service
Author: 
Harold Egeln
Media Outlet: 
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Date: 
February 11, 2010

BROOKLYN -- Look, up the road! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's super-bus!

Submitted by volunteer on February 16, 2010 - 15:25. categories [ ]

Future Streets: Making Room for Everybody?

Author: 
Amy Zimmer
Media Outlet: 
Metro NY
Date: 
January 21, 2010

There's a quiet revolution erupting on New York City's streets ... with white-painted lines, red-painted lanes and concrete.

Submitted by volunteer on January 26, 2010 - 16:30. categories [ ]

Fast Bus-Only Lanes Headed To 1st And 2nd Avenues

Author: 
Ben Muessig
Media Outlet: 
gothamist
Date: 
November 18, 2009
Image: 
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The MTA is considering rolling out bus-only lanes on First and Second avenues that the agency says might shorten commutes between Houston Street and 125th Street.

Submitted by volunteer on November 19, 2009 - 15:13. categories [ ]

World-Class Avenues for the East Side: What Great BRT Looks Like

Author: 
Ben Fried
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
November 18, 2009
Image: 
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The biggest sustainable transportation story in New York right now is how DOT and the MTA plan to design Bus Rapid Transit corridors for the East Side of Manhattan.

Image Caption: 
BRT + bike: East Side avenues have enough space for physically separated busways and protected bike lanes.
Submitted by volunteer on November 18, 2009 - 15:41. categories [ ]

East Side Speedway for Buses: MTA Plans Quicker 1st, 2nd Ave. Trips

Author: 
Pete Donohue
Media Outlet: 
New York Daily News
Date: 
November 18, 2009
Image: 
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The Second Ave. subway project may be just inching forward, but the city and the MTA have big plans for an aboveground face-lift, too.

Image Caption: 
DelMundo for News -- The MTA is buying dozens of super-stretch buses for the new 1st and 2nd Ave. bus lines.
Submitted by volunteer on November 18, 2009 - 15:38. categories [ ]

Follow Up Friday: Biking in the Bus Lane?

Media Outlet: 
WNYC
Date: 
June 19, 2009

Yesterday on the program New York City Transportation Commissioner Jannette Sadik-Kahn explained that one proposal for Bus Rapid Transit lanes on the east side of Manhattan would have bikers and BRT b

Submitted by volunteer on November 4, 2009 - 16:08. categories [ ]

New Website: Candidates for Council, Citywide Office Weigh in on Transportation

August 19, 2009
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